Alan Hourihane ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):

> I've actually already done it, but I'll probably leave it till after
> XFree86 4.4.0.

  Regarding bug 830, does this mean my users can expect to sometimes hit
these situations where XVIDEO apps can't run until they shut down a
large application like their web browser?

  Don't take this the wrong way, I don't mind, I just want to understand
the situation so I can design appropriate error messages.

  -Billy

> Once 4.4.0 is out, I'll merge that into the DRI CVS and create a branch
> for this work I've been doing on the radeon with regard to dynamic
> allocation & the DRI.
> 
> Alan.
> 
> On Thu, Oct 30, 2003 at 07:36:42AM -0800, Alex Deucher wrote:
> > I'll take a look at fixing this in the radeon driver.  What needs to be
> > done to play nice with the DRI?
> > 
> > Alex
> > 
> > --- Alan Hourihane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > On Thu, Oct 30, 2003 at 07:47:06AM -0600, Billy Biggs wrote:
> > > > Alan Hourihane ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> > > > 
> > > > > Well, if someone else has a chip, or wants to update and test
> > > other
> > > > > drivers (but be careful with DRI enabled drivers as it needs more
> > > work
> > > > > in the driver). Here's a patch to the neomagic that should work,
> > > and
> > > > > could be used as a template for the other drivers.
> > > > > 
> > > > > That's all. Most Xv (if not all) use linear allocation already
> > > and will
> > > > > take advantage of it straight away without any furthur
> > > modifications.
> > > > 
> > > >   Alan, do you know if it would help with the Radeon driver, re bug
> > > 830?
> > > > 
> > > >   http://bugs.xfree86.org/show_bug.cgi?id=830
> > > 
> > > Potentially - yes. But the DRI parts need a little more work to play
> > > nicely with the Linear allocator.
> > > 
> > > Alan.
> > 
> > 
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